Printing mechanism.



- -mm 1V- 1.1" 1 Zia P 222 No. 842.265. PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907 G'. W. SWIFT, JR.

PRINTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3.1905.

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azaaazmswmg No. 842,265. PATENTED JAN. 29,1907.-

G. w. SWIFT, JR. PRINTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. 1905.

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WiTNE SSES PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907..

G. W. SWIFT, J3. PRINTINGMEGHANISM. urLmA'non FILED MAY3,190,5.

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WITNESSES m If q no. 842,265.

STA-ri EATENT OFFICE.

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1'0 (r ll whom it'ntaly cancer/bf v Be it known that: l, GEORGE W. Swlr r, J12,

. olYBOrdentown, inthe State of New Jersey,-

haveinvented certain new and tisetul 1m:

pi'ovemen't s in. Print ing Mechanism, whereof the following is'a specification, ret'erenee lieing had to the accompanying drawings.

-M improvements relate to printing: inechanrsm arranged to print a mov ng web of. fabric torinstance, paper and maybe 'a d' I vant' ageously employed injeonjune'tien with a niaehine for forming. articles such as t n The form of my inventien hereinafter he scribed conr n'ises, a type cYlinderhaving meai'is to adjast; and hold removable typein any desired PQSI! 1o'n,j an nnpress ome'yh'nder, means to 111tern 1ttentlyseparate-said typecylinder from said, impression-( hittler;ink lug-rollers, an ink-distributing roller ai "ranged to reciprocate while retating; in-k transrnirt h1g5 rollers, an ink-fountain, a. foun- 1 tam-roller, a duetora eller arranged to carry .ink from said tountinn-roller to said transmitting ro lleis. 4 v irly invei'it'ion alsocomprehends a pluralit y 'e-tfpiinting 11l((.-l\t.11lSll IS arranged, as descrihed, to .cotrperate in definite relation with.

each other to print. with respectively, (litter o fent-colored inks. vupon. the same tabt ie.

My iiwentien-also in eludes means whereh the upperpertionof said nteeln'znisni may he swung awfaylroin its operative pesition' to atl'ord aeeess to the centralized parts.

In the a'e'com an 'in' drawin s l i ure l is t i s h I" l P a plan-View-of a convenient embodiment of "my invention.

Fig. 11 is an elevational- View of that side which -is toward the ob; server with respect to Fig. I. Fig. lll is an elevatienal view of that side which is remote from the observer with respect to 'Fig. l' 01' one of the printing mechanisms, showin'g'ttn alternate iosition- Fim' IV is a transverse --vertical sectional view taken on t he line I V IV in Figs; I and I1. FigV is a fragment-t.

tarywertieal sectional iew of the ink-lbmitam, taken on the line V. V n F1g.l.

le V1 is a-transverse vertical sectional 'view through the type-cylinder, takenon the line VI Vim-Fig. IV. Fitz. VII is a "View. similar to F lg. 'VI taken on-the'line'Vll VIl in- Fig. IV. Fig. --VIII.is afiiriew similar to :l "ig. V I-, taken on theline V III VIIIin' Fig. IV.

"In said figures the frames-rand? conveniently support theflbase-brackets 3 and 4 of the respective counterpart printing nieeh- Specification of Letters Patent.

- a lication filedltfay 3,1905. Serial No. 268,615,

- he eonneeted lt) -tlltl shaft 48 l y the keyed Patented J 2111 129, 1307'.

anisinsand the bearinghraeketsfi, comprisingsuttahle hearings 6 for the driving-shaft hand-wheel Sand the pulley 10; which latter is normally loose on said shalt, hut arranged r l i 7. St:idfdriving-shalt 7 is provided with the l l i l to be connected therewith by a well-known form-oi elu't-ch meeha -nsm ll; conveniently operated try-theliituieatta'l lever 12,:1nd said shalt 7 is also provided with the hevel pinion 15.,arranged to mesh with the bevel-gear 16 'on the count er-shat-t' 18, whieh is journaled in the bearing-bracket 1t). i The counter-shalt- 18' is proyided with the miter-pinion 22, arranged tomesltwit 11 the miter-pinion 23 on the shalt which has the-gear 25 arranged to mesh with the gear 27 onthef'shalt'QS. Said shaltzs -28 and 24 are bmnaled-in the housings '30 -in the bran ets 3 and {are respectively t provided with the r0ller'32 and disks 233', between whichthe printed web is can ied as-it passes from the printing mechanism and is guided away between the guide-wires 3t and 35.-

"As best shown in Figs. and ll, the printing'rnechanisms are arranged in duplicate, so-as to be capable of printing in colors. and aredriren by the shaft 7, common to both. fSaid mechanismseach comprise the side frames 40, pivoted to the respect ive brackets 3 and 4 at 4|. the side frames42,-pivoted to the side'l'ramesdt) at 4-5, and a shaft 48, journaledintl'iejbrackets. Said shal't' carries the inlltres'sion-eylinder 49 (which is eonven ientlv covered wit h resilimit-material 50) and the gears 51 and 52;. thelatter being loose thereon and arranged to-mesh with the idler 54-; which is driven by'the gear 55 on the driving-shalt. 7. Said gear 52 isarra'nged tz'o clutch-collar 56, raving the'groove 57, engagged bythe' lug 58 on the lltt-lltl-lGVQhfiil. Said gear 51 is arranged to mesh with the gear 60 on the shaft (52, whit-h is journaled in the adjustable. hearing-blocks (St lla-vine sleeves and which ea tries the tv pe-eylinder 703 Said gear 60 is eon reniently split andseeured to the shaft; (32 by the bolt: (53, t'he'loesening of whieh permits relative rotation of v the cylinder 70, wherelrvthe type may he set with respect to the. length'ol the \VQl) to he printeilI As li'estv shown inl igs yl, Vl-li, V and Vlll, said t \'pe-c \"linder 7t) (.OIIIPllSQS the grooves 72,6 xtending parallel to its axis, 7 in which the hloeks and 76 vare arranged to travel in threaded engagement with the respective screw-threaded shafts 78 79, hav

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ing the respez-t iv to respeetiveiv H6, whieh have the llanges 8H and htl. Said tlanges S8 and 81) are provided with apertures tit) and SH arranged to reeeive a wrench whereby the gears N5 itfit tively rotated to shift tl loeks and 76, which have the lugs S15. arranged to engage suitable apertures in the respertive annular hands 98 and 119, whose adjacent edges are slightly undereut tolirrnl v engage the typeplate 100. Said t \'peplate 100 may he shift-ed to any desired position on the typecylinder or he removed therelrom by said ro tation ol' the gears H5 and R6. whieh are prevented lrom longitudinal displacement l) the disks 102 and 105%.

The inking-rollers 105 and 106 have their shafts 1t and 111% journaled in the hearingboxes and 11,1, whieh are ndiustahtv secured to the hraekets 112 and 113 by the bolts 114- and 115, \Vllltll extend through slots 1113 and 1 17 in said brackets and which are in threaded engagement with said hloeks. Said hraekets 112 and 115-3 are adjust ahl so cured to the sleeves 115 by the holts 11R and 11.), respeetivetv.

'lhe distrihntlug-roller is arranged to reeiprorate in the direction of its axis in eontact with the inking-rollers 105 and 1116 and is carried by the shalt. 12o, whien is journaled in the hearings 127 in the l'rames 42 and which is provided with the ram 128, whose groove 121) is arranged to he engaged by the ca1n-roller 13x), journaled on the stationary hraeket 132.

The shaft 125 is eonvenienth rotated by having its gear in toothed engagement with the idler 136, which meshes with the gear 60, above referred to. Said shaft 126 also eoinprises the pinion 13R, arranged to rotate the gear Ht), whose short shaft 14-1 is journaled in the l'rame 42 and is provided with the cannHil adiai-ent to the inner side ofi said frame.

Above the distrihuting-roller 125 are the transmitting-rollers 150, 151, 152, and 153, arranged in pairs and having their respective shafts 155, 156, 157, and 15S journaled in the hearing-boxes 1150. 161, 162, and 163. Said boxes and 161 are mounted in the housings in the lrameet2,a1nl;,;nehoxes 162 and 163 are mounted in 'thi housings 166 in said frame.

The hilt-fountain 171) is secured to the cross-pieee 171, carried by the frame 42, and is provided with the fountain-roller 172, having its shaft 173 jonrnaled in the said fountain and in the hearing 17 1 on said cross-piece 171. Said shalt 173 is provided with the ratchet 175, which is intermittently rotated by the oscillatory lever 176,. having the pawl 178 pivotally mounted thereon and arranged to engage said ratchet. Said lever mesh with th l 813 may he rela- ('|)l1llt)ll,\ S1 and 81 arranged l,

0 gears S5 and l p1tman 181) is e l l l l l i l l l l l l l l l side. walls of y ll. l

Iltl'lttl hy the pitnia-n to the stud 181, eeeentrieall v situated on the gear 141). Said oiiveniently oonnected to the lever 176 by the bolt 183, which extendsthrough the slot 185 in said lever and may be adjusted toward or away from the shaft 170 .to regulate the extent otniovement of said lever.

ilhe doctor-roller 191), which is arranged to take ink from the fountain-roller .72 and deposit it on the transmitting-roller 152, has its shaft 191 jonrnaled in the upwardly-extending levers 1112 and 193, which are so eured to the rorl-t-shatt 194, and the former oi whieh levers is provided with the springeateh 111:} In which said shaft 191 may be readily inserted or removed, but prevented from accidental displaeement. The shaft ill- 1 is arranged to he rocked by the lever 1&6, whivh is ad instahl x' si'aau ed thereto by the set-serew 1117 and Whieh has the earn-roller 1% arranged to engage the ram 143, above rei'eried to.

The iii'l -l' iintai1i 1741, Fig. eoaiprises the llexihle metal plateZOO, \Yllit'll is secured along its upper edge by the srrews 21)1 and which is arranged to have its lower edge engage the l'oimtain-roller 172 with an desired degree oi frictional contact (to regulate. the amount of ink delivered to the distrihutingroller) h the adjnstzneii e the set-screws 205, whi h are in threadei gageinent with the fountain 176) and a1 ranged to hear against the eross-piiw hetween which and the plate Bode washer 208 is inserted.

The typeazvlinder 7O 1 from the iiiipression-eylinde r th to permit the web to pass lreelv hetween them (when it is desired to progress said web without printing it) by oscillating the frames 4ft), which are connected at the left side with respect to Fig. it to the respeetive brackets 3 and 4 by the links 2101 Said links 210 are pivoted at their lower ends to said brackets and at theirv upper ends on the eccentrics 2.12 on the shaft 213, which latter is'journaled in the frames 42 and-provided with the which it may be, conveniently rotated.

As best shown in Fig. III, the frames 40% may he rocked on the pivotsl by the robe-- tion of the eccentrics 212, which limit their movement so as to prevent the disengagement of the gears 51 and 60 and which positive-ly shift the type-cylinder away from or into engagement with the impression-eylinder, as the case may he.

Ashest shown inFig; III, the: Frame 42 is arranged to he swung hack on its pivot 45 to; any desired position to afi'ord access to the' eentralizml parts of the mechanism, and said itttlHO uni y he loeked in said position by the studs 221), which extend through the sectoral slots 221 in the lrames 4t) and which are in threaded engagaunent with the frames 42.

as hest shown in nay he separated hand-wheel 215, by a i herein so}; forth, as it is obvious that variousf ism'io any dosii-odposition with respect to Solid stud" 220 am provided with the handles 222, by which they may bo-rotatd to Tibtionnlly engage their collars 225 with the sides of tho lnnnos 40.

It may ho horo'notod that ono or both of. saidprlnfiing mechanisms shown in the ,dmvb ings m boin or out. of action orthat the. plm'zili-ty of said mechanisms may be mounted upon theoupporting-fiamos in operative relation to print the Web lIlfiS many colors as dos'irod..- v

I do I10 !'(i6E-"1I&", J0 iimii; myselffco the pro oiso details of construction and arrangement modifications may be made the-rein Without depsirfiing from tho essentialfeaturos of my invention. i 1 olaim-- I I 1. In a printing device om'ong'od to print moving web, the combination with EMRJiHl" pression-oylinder; of a, typooylinder geared to said imprjeosiomoylind or inking, memo ism in no comprising an oooox tric anion kid to Sepia v ,o said oylindors, whereby the isengagenozitof the goats is prevented; mid moons arranged to secure thoinking mecliom the typooylimler, suhstoniialiy. as set fetch.

1.11 a, printing devioo ar'rsmged-to print a. moving web, theoomiiimitzion with supporthag-bracket :foi an in1prosiion-oyli-ntler.jourzm od in said braokots; typo oyiinder frm'nes pivoted to said brackets; ii. type-cyliiule'i' journalod in mid frames; moons arranged to rock said pemy iiidor frames to opamtomid oyi i uloxx, inking-mockonisxii frames piviii-0d in mid l'ypo cyiindorfiframe inking lrwolnm'=m married by said inkingoneolmn :md moans arranged; to socialite tho inking mc-olmnia il in any dosirod position with. 'iw'poot to tho ylindor, subs-fantially nei oi' forth, i

3. In :1 painting dovico ori'migod to print o moving Web", the oondiiimtion with support ing-ln': :vl ot of an improssion oylimlor jam Imlod in will lH'iH lUlb'n'; iypo-oylimloi fllv 'lfi' i pivoted in mid .braoko a. typooyliiulor jourmilud in mid lfrmhos; inl ing-moolionism frames pivotod to mid type-oylimler f. .3,l iI$S: inking nwoimnism mm'iod by skiid 'iokmg lllfl if-llzllllf' l'li romos moons mfranyed to os-roi lzlio mid L -JpQwyli'IHIoA' fro-mos wi ii respect; to mid him-km; and moons arrongod to secure said inlii'l' moch miisniframes in idle position with 1'07) 1 in said typo-cylinder fvom-s:,. sulmzmtiolly :1.*;. :ot'fortl1.

4. in ii printing; dovioo arranged. io' print a movim web, tho C(Hliid'lifliilOll with sopport ing-lwu IO-l5: of an io1pPossiomoyiindox lmtwing :1 zind'i jourmilod in mid hmokt o goo? lomroiy' mounted on staid szlm'l't'; a oliltiicolw lax" um-x'ivd by mid sixziin mid m'i ai'io od for :ixiul movmnoiit thor'oo'n; moons armngod to sllii i mid (-oilm' Z'nto mid out of ongagoment with said gum; [3 gw-oylindor frames pivoted il' .to mid brackets; a tmyooylindor journalm compri ollmto mm l in said frzuneo inking-rmodlianism frames pivol ed to said type-cylinder ii'amos; inking moi-lo anisni carried by. said inking moclmnimi fraix'ies; mom-1:," arranged to osciliato mid typo-o indo frames with respect to mid brackets; and means arranged to :ocm'o midj rollers; journnlod in' said Nook-1:, .-ul i-;t:1i1- tially as sot forth.

6. In a printing device zuinngodio print 11 'moving Web, thocombination wilhfa typecylinder; of a shaft for: said iyiiml'oi': bearings for sand shalt; brackets lltljllr tnbly :ocurod to on print :1

ou'rod to said brackois: inking-mlYon-1 jour-v l in said blocko; an 'impi' ion (-ylinmeans arranged to .sllglitly separate :TiLHl mite relation to the travel of tho web when sepomtd, btsmially as setfo'i'tl 7. In a, printing clavic e,- tiuwpmnbnmta-on ranged; to robotooaid cylinder; 9L gear on said cylinder; zi-typeroyiindor arranged to print; moviii web; ii goar oz said'typeoyiimlr arfringe; i0 meah with the gear on said impre'sg sio'moyiind'ei' means comprising; an eccentric arranged, to arm saiil cylinders, whereby wiih.oni gnoressionoyiindoo: of means airf thediseiwagomonb oi said goors is prevented pivotoa 'irikiioo meolmnism' arranged to deposit il'zii on typooylindor and to be swnngfreo therefrom gmd n'ioans arranged to secure amid inking nroclizm in onyadjust od position, d ibsiiomiolly s set forth. 4 i

Spin a printing dovioo, the combination with an .impl ossion-oylindor; of supporting-- for said cylinder; 9, typo-cylinder brook compv on iyoo od ustobly arranged to on 'o'gomto with said, improsoion cylinder to print a moving Web Homes for said -imp1' esmoo-wonder pivoiod -to said brockots and I fro-mos witlil'ospct to mid bljitlixi 'efis inkingfln ocmjmism frames for said inking 'sm pivoted to the ypo-ovlinder frames; not "crow carried bysoid inkingmooimnis n from'os arranged in said I seoiiol tosoouro the inking); mechanism away f 'mnfifiw i y powylindor, substantially sob 'fortlil '5 In 9- pzrinting doyioe, tho oombllmt-iojn fwiih on .izm'iiossion-cylindor; of suppowlingbrackets; For said cylio typomylmdor fmn'ios 3). Bio; hearings for said? osoc ,1; "nzeo'ns arranged to osshat't joiirnaled in said frames; eccentrics on said shalt; linlts pivoted to said hracltets and to said eccentrics, wliereny the rotation of said shalt oscillates said frames on the pivots, substantially as set forth.

it). ln a. printing device. the combination with a driving-shalt; of an iinpi'essiini-cylinder arranged to he rotated hy said shall: a type-cylinder geared to said impressitiii-cylindei'. and arranged to print a moving we'n: means arranged to separate said cyiiiiders siillicientl v to prevent the printing ol the web. but not to disengage the gears: a roller distinct from the type-cylii der and ilie impression-cylinder. positivel} driven by said driving-shalt. disks arranged to cooperate with said roller to engage the edges ol the rotation of the typea 'linder; and, disks arranged to cooperate with said roller, to carry the web from said cylinder. substantially as set lortli.

13. hi a printing device, the combination with a plurality ot printing mechanisms, arranged in delinite relation to each other, to rint a moving weh of fabric, each comprising supportingdnaeltets1 frames pivoted to said hra rluetsf an impression-cylinder,whose shalt is joaixnaled in said hracltets: a type cylinder whose shalt is jonriali'il in said trames; an eccentric-shalt jflltlllilittl in said l'raines: eccentrics on said shalt: linlis eoniiecting said eccentrics with said hracltets. wherehy the rotation ol' said shal'ts separates said i'ylinders: adriving-shalt.common printed web and progress it in ilelinite i'elation to the rotation of said cylinders. Stllislmlt iitll) as set lorth.

it. in a printing device. the et-imliination with a type-cylinder1 ol' a shalt for said cylinder; hearings for said shalt: brackets adjnstahly secured to said hearings; inkingrollers joiirna'led in said hi'acltets and arranged to deposit inlt on type carried hy said cylinder;- aii lili])l'(s$li)ilt \lllltltl. having a cylinder; a gear loosely mounted on said shalt; a clutch-collar keyed to said shaft. arranged tor axial movement: and, means argagement with said gear. substantially as set forth.

with supportiiig-ln'ackets: of an impression.- cylinder |t)tlllllllttl in said ln'acltets: frames pivoted to said hracltets: a typewylindei" joiirnaleil in said frames. arranged to print a moving we'n an eccentric-slial't onrnaled in said frames: eccentrics on said shalt: links 3 connecting said eccentrics with said l)I:L('l t ets: means on said shalt whereby it may lie rotated to separate said cylinders: a roller arranged to rotate in delinite relation to the to all ol said printing mechanisms; gears loosely mounted on the respective iiiiplessioncylinder shalts of said printing mechanisms. arranged to he driven in the same direction l') said drivingshalt: a clutch collar arranged to connect said gears to said shaft: and. means arranged to shill said collar. stihstant ially as set tort h.

H. in a printing device. the combination with an iinpi'ession-cylindei'1 f a shaft l'or 1 said cylinder; a gear on said shalt: a typeresilient lacing: a shaft tor said iinpressioncylinder: type carried hy said cylinder: means arranged to ad iist said type in an axial direction relatively to the cylinder; a shalt for said t' \'pe-cylinder: and. ti gear adjiistranged to shilt said collar into alid out of enably secured on said type-cylinder shalt. arranged to mesh with the gen r on said impres- I l sion-cylinder shalt. wlierel y said type-cylinll. in a printing device. the combination der may he rotated with respect to said gear to adjust said type in a tll't'tllil'lttttlliztl direction. snhstantially as set l'orth.

in testimony whereof l have herennt o signed my name. at Bordentown. intheState of New Jersey. this lst day of May. 1005.

(llCUlttllC N. SYIF'I. JR.

Witnesses:

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